Town on a winning streak

Kate Jerram, of Lake Hawea, celebrated with the winners' trophy as captain of the "town" team in the annual Waitangi weekend Hawea Town v Country Challenge yesterday, while "country" captain and event co-organiser Ray O'Brien, of Hawea Flat, and fellow co-organiser Colleen Carr, of Lake Hawea, look on.

Town, dressed in blue and made up of Lake Hawea residents, won the competition for the third year in a row, despite a convincing win by the red-coloured country side - comprising Hawea Flat folk - in the quiz on Sunday evening.

Town fought back hard in the physical challenges yesterday, claiming victory in cricket, volleyball, petanque, water sliding, ultimate frisbee, the bike jam, and most of the "top town" events at Peter Fraser Park, Lake Hawea.

The challenge has been held every year during the Waitangi weekend since 2006.